Your Menu For the Week of May 13, 2019

This week’s flavor-packed menu includes a chili-beef stir-fry, a Niçoise-inspired riff on the tuna melt, and a spinach salad that moves to the center of the plate with the addition of bacon, eggs, and large, rustic croutons. Get the week’s shopping list here (ingredients for suggested side dishes not included on the list).

Though a cream sauce doesn’t sound like warm-weather fare, a burst of basil and a hit of fresh ginger brighten the light and silky sauce. The ingredients are doubled in the shopping list so that the recipe serves four.

Spinach salad often features a hard-boiled egg, but in this version, the egg is fried and its yolk mixes with the greens to delicious effect. Save the center of your boule loaf for Wednesday's sandwiches, and use the ends for the rustic croutons today.

This spicy dish gets its deep, nuanced flavor from Asian hot bean sauce, which contains soybeans in addition to chiles. It’s a rich, complex flavor worth seeking out, but if you can’t find it in an Asian market or your supermarket, you can use chili garlic sauce or Sriracha instead.